How it started
1999–2009
Mellanox was founded in May 1999 by former Israeli executives of Intel Corporation and Galileo Technology (which was acquired by Marvell Technology Group in October 2000 for $2.8 billion) Eyal Waldman, Shai Cohen, Roni Ashuri, Michael Kagan, Evelyn Landman, Eitan Zahavi, Shimon Rottenberg, Udi Katz and Alon Webman. Eyal Waldman founded Mellanox in the Israeli city of Yokneam Illit. Financial offices were in Santa Clara, California in the USA. In February, 2002, a round of venture capital investment was announced of about $56 million.
Later extended to about $64 million, investors included Intel, IBM, Sequoia Capital and U.S. Venture Partners.
Mellanox had its initial public offering in February, 2007, on NASDAQ that raised $102 million, and valued the company at over half a billion dollars.
Its shares were listed under the symbol MLNX.
Created in 2009, Mellanox's investment fund was publicly announced in 2014.
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